Volunteer Coordinator- London

Job role:

Would you like the opportunity to develop into a new role within WDP?

The Service

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our innovative Recovery in Action (RIA) team delivering aftercare provisions across WDP. The Volunteer Coordinator is a key member of the RIA team, working in partnership to deliver an effective, integrated and customer-focused service to WDP’s combined workforce of volunteers across existing and new services.

The Role

The Volunteer Coordinator will be responsible for the coordination of recruitment and management of volunteers across WDP. Leading on advertising, safer recruitment checks, policies, guidance, ensuring supervisors are supported to support volunteers and providing a core and mandatory training function to volunteers. WDP place great value in our volunteers; roles include recovery practitioners, peer mentors, Capital Card ambassadors, complementary therapists, trainee counsellors and psychologists.

You will lead and ensure our organisational framework is adhered to and deliver key training sessions to enhance learning and development opportunities, as well as develop best practices to increase effectiveness and efficiencies within this role. You will have the passion and commitment to ensure improved recovery outcomes for our service users, an ability to network and create partnerships and relationships with key stakeholders and partners to increase recruitment, whilst also delivering value for money services that meet and exceed the needs of our commissioners and funders. In return, we can promise an exciting and challenging role in a dynamic and evolving organisation.

Conditions

Salary band of £25,000 - £32,000 (pro rata) per annum

Permanent contract

30 hours per week

Location

The job will be based across our WDP Services (including Redbridge Office near Ilford and WDP Head Office near St James Park)

Why Should You Apply?

Exciting and innovative field

Excellent training opportunities

Strong performance culture

Interested?

For an informal chat about the role, contact, Eleanor Lyden-Vieten, Reintegration Programmes/Service Development Manager on 07412711726 or Eleanor.Lyden-Vieten@wdp.org.uk

The closing date for applications is Wednesday 10 June 2020 at 00:00 midnight.

Interviews are likely to take place via Zoom, to support social distancing.

WDP and Our Values

WDP is an innovative behaviour change charity. We facilitate long-lasting transformation in people’s lives to improve health, wellbeing and social integration. We work across the fields of substance misuse, young person’s support, employability, sexual health and inpatient services.

All staff are required to work to WDP’s four values:

Entrepreneurial

In partnership

Strong belief in service users

Community focused

WDP is a recovery focused organisation. Our staff and volunteers are committed to helping our service users to improve their health and wellbeing, and to become free from dependency.

WDP is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

WDP aims to be an equal opportunities employer.

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